WASHINGTON AND VICINITY Q THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1946.'

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Deal Approved For Little Falls Parkway Land

Montgomery Heads Authorize Purchase Of 20-Acre Tract

The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners yesterday apr proved the purchase of about 20 acres between Massachusetts ave- nue and River road to be used in the construction of the Little Falls Parkway.

The proposed parkway begins at Bradley boulevard in the vicinity of the\ Baltimore & Ohio Railroad crossing and follows Willet branch south and east of Kenwood through an area on both sides of River road until it meets Little Falls branch. From there it continues along the general course of the B. & O. track to Conduit road. This purchase is one of the last parcels along the parkway not already taken over by the county.

Joseph A. Cantrel. counsel to the Commissioners, was authorized to draw up papers for the purchase of the land, which is owned by the Loughborough Development Co. The transaction, recommended by the Maryland National Capital Parks end Planning Commission, will be paid out of the county recreation fund.

Bids Opened. Bids were opened for the con-

struction of a storm sewer on Bat- tery lane in Bethesda between Old Georgetown road and Wisconsin avenue. The bids of the Marcus J. Bles Construction Co. for $2,642 was thp lnn-oct onH n’oc qnrontoh

A contribution of $300 in the Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Depart- ment for fire protection in the sec- tion of the county adjacent to Mount Airy was voted by the board. The Damascus Volunteer Fire De- partment is not expected to begin operation until spring.

A recommendation of the Bethes- da Chamber of Commerce for ad- ditional parking facilities in Bethesda was referred to Super- visor Willard F. Day for investiga- tion. The Postwar Planning Com- mittee of the chamber had recom- mended installing parking meters and establishing off-street parking areas.

Temporary Clerk Named. The Commissioners appointed

Miss Mary Brochart temporary clerk in the county health office at a salary of $1,200 per year.

Mr. Day was asked by the Com- missioners to investigate the pos- sibility of purchasing belts with reflectors for county police direct- ing traffic at night.

A request was made to have Duvall drive in Westmoreland Hills, between Massachusetts avenue and Dalecarlia drive, roped off for sled- ding purposes when weather con-

ditions permit. A similiar request was made from Rollingwood to close West Everett street between Connecticut avenue and Summitt avenue. Both petitions were ap- proved.

Montgomery Warns Residents of Tax

A new Montgomery County law requires every' person owning tan- gible personal property to file a

return annually during January, instead oi once every nve years, tne | county assessment office announced. I

Forms, which are obtainable at j the Rockville Courthouse or the j County Buildings in Bethesda or

Silver Spring, must bg filled in and returned by January 31 to avoid risk of a fine of $500.

Those who have filed in the past should make their return in the same manner as before, Supervisor of Assessments Wilton T. Allen announced. He said there was an

exemption of $500 on household furniture of schedule "A” and $500 on farming implements of schedule “B,” but that these deductions would T>e made by the Board of Assessment only and not by the in- dividual. He added that wearing apparel and jewelry habitually worn need not be listed on the schedule.

Mr. Allen said it was hoped the new law would be fair to every one, as heretofore some people had moved ijs and out of the county between reassessment periods and were never required to file and pay an equitable tax.

The assesment office cautioned that tqe returns should be on the present-day value and not the orig- inal cost of the property.

Snow, Holidays Delay County Trash Collections

Arlington County trash and refuse collection schedules are running a week to two weeks late, it was re-

ported today by R. M. Wirt, county sewer department head.

Residents, with unusually large holiday accumulations, have been deluging the courthouse switchboard with calls, he said.

The lag resulted when collection trucks were unable to operate for three days during the recent heavy snow fall, combined with a double holiday for employes on Christmas and Christmas eve.

Plans to improve the service, he continued, involve the need for ad- ditional supervision of the workers. Meanwhile, citizens could improve service by obtaining more adequate containers, he said, adding that al- though it is still difficult to get metal cans, it is planned to have an inspector make personal calls where receptacles obviously are unfit.

Father-and-Son Team Split by Discharge

One of the few father-and-son teams in the Pacific has been broken up with the return to this country of Sergt. Rexford H. Blaine, 52, of 6117 Sixty-third place, Riverdale.

Sergt. Blaine and his son, Sergt. Roy L. Blaine, 21, were stationed on Okinawa with the 1st Photo Reconnaissance Squadron. The eld- er Blaine is scheduled for discharge at Fort George G. Meade, while his son hopes to leave Okinawa in March. Both entered the service about three years ago.

The father is a veteran of the World War, during which he served 15 months in France.

Gen. Hayes Leaving Army T oday To Head Baltimore Radio Firm

ben. Manron tddy To Be New Chief of 3d Service Command

By the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 3.—Maj. Gftn. Philip Hayes, commanding general of the 3d Service Command, plans to retire from the Army today to enter business here.

He will be succeeded by Maj. Gen. Manton S. Eddy, veteran of the Cherbourg Peninsula campaign.

Gen. Hayes said yesterday he would take his accumulated leave, amounting to "two or three months,” and then would Join Kari P. Steinmann as head of a radio project. Mr. Steinmann’s office, the Tower Realty Corp., reported that Gen. Hayes wolud take charge of plans to provide Baltimore with a new standard broadcast radio sta- tion. an FM station, and a tele- vision station.

Gen. Hayes thanked residents o/ the command area, embracing Maryland, Pennsylvania and Vir- ginia, "for their very fine, co-oper- ative treatment since I relieved Maj. Gen. Milton 3. Reckord” on December 1, 1943. "I feel I have made many friends here,” he added, “and look forward to even closer association with the citizens of the community."

Was West Point Instructor. Gen. Hayes was born June 16,

1887, at Portage, Wis. He was

graduated from the Military Acad- emy in 1909 and subsequently served as an instructor at West Point and on active duty in the Philippines. In 1918 he was transferred to the War Plans Division of the War Department General Staff.

After another tour at West Point, this time as executive officer for athletics, he was graduated from the Fort Sill (Okla.) Field Artillery School with' honors, and later be- came executive officer of that in- stitution.

In September, 1935. he was as-

signed as commanding officer of the 19th Field Artillery at Fort Benja- min Harrison. He was transferred in 1937 to Fort Shatter. Hawaii, as assistant chief of staff of the Hawaiian department, later becom-

MAJ. GEN. PHILIP HAYES. ing chief of staff there. He re- turned to the United States shortly before Pearl Harbor.

Professor at Harvard. During the war, Gen. Hayes served

as professor of military science and tactics at Harvard, and later was chief of staff of the 1st Service Com- mand in BosVon. In 1943 he be- came deputy chief of staff for serv- ice commands in Washington and assumed his present post on Decem- ber l'of that year.

Gen. Eddy, a veteran of the World War, commanded the 9th Infantry Division in North Africa, Sicily and in the invasion of France. The Di- vision participated in the capture of Cherbourg and took prisoner the senior German commander of the port.

Born in Chicago on May 16, 1892, he was commissioned in the Regular Army in November, 1916, and served in France during the World War. After service with the infantry in the United States and at Hawaii, he joined the staff of the 3d Corps Area at Baltimore in July, 1940, as mili- tary intelligence officer. He became commander of the 9th Division in June, 1942, and went overseas with it the following December.

Named commanding general of the 12th Corps in August, 1944, he returned to the United States last April, because of illness.

Gov. Darden Appoints Commission to Guide Juvenile Delinquents By the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va„ Jan. 3.—Gov. Darden announced yesterday the creation of a permanent commis- sion, composed of Maj. Rice M. Youell, commissioner of correc-

tions; William Shands Meacham, chairman of the Parole Board, and Miss May O. Hankins, commissioner of public welfare, to formulate a

better plan for the handling of juvenile delinquents.

Primary objective of the commis- sion will be to keep Juveniles en-

tirely free of the prison system as far as possible.

"While we are making excellent progress I feel that a well thought out plan should be enacted into law which would care for this group as a group Gov. Darden declared.

Dodge Prison Contact. “I do not think the present plan

of transferring those within the welfare system, with whom we have trouble, to the State farm ts sound procedure. I want the juveniles kept entirely free of the prison etref am if it nAreikla ♦ n el a

Where it becomes necessary for them to be sent to prison I want to see them sent to the first of- fender farm in Southampton.

“I want to see a more careful plan worked out for those now un- der the supervision of the Depart- ment of Public Welfare who are

placed with families.” The setting up of the commission

is in keeping with a long-time aim of the Governor to separate juve- niles from the penal system. He mentioned this purpose in his ad- dress to the special session of the General Assembly early in 1945.

Lack of Supervision. Gov. Darden said he doubted that

there always was enough super- vision of juveniles placed in board- ing homes. He said that most of the boys and girls who get into trouble could be taken care of by the several “excellent sections” of the Department of Public Welfare, and that only those proven to be in- corrigible should be placed under the penal system. When that step becomes necessary, he stressed, they should be sent only to the farm for first offenders.

Facilities at the Southampton farm have been declared inadequate and considerable construction is planned when materials become available.

Committee to Study Home For Delinquents Named

LURAY, Va., Jan. 3 0<P).—I. R. Dovel, chairman of a committee to confer with State officials on estab- lishment of a home for delinquent children in Northern Virginia, has appointed seven to serve with him.

They are Judge John H. Booton, Luray; Commonwealth's Attorneys Stanley A. Owens, Manassas, for Prince William County; Hugh B. Marsh. Fairfax, for Fairfax Coun- ty; Charles G. Stone, Warrenton, for Fauquier; John D. White, Staunton, for Augusta, and L. H. Hoover, Harrisonburg, for Rocking- ham, and also L. W. Wood, Char- lottesville.

The committee will confer with State Supt. of Public Instruction Dabney Lancaster, State Commis- sioner of Public Welfara May Hankins and Maj. Rice M. Youell, commissioner of corrections, in Richmond at 11 a m. tomorrow.

Delta Zetas to Discuss North Virginia Chapter

Plans to organize an active Delta iZeta Sorority Chapter In Northern | Virginia will be discussed at a meet- ing of the Alumni Chapter Wednes- day evening at 7:15 o’clock.

The movement started recently at the Virginia State day of the organ- ization, when several members sup- ported the idea to found a chapter in this area.

All Delta Zetas in the Metropoli- tan Area are invited to attend the session at the home of Mrs. A. L. Jones, 3105 North Seventeenth street, Arlington. Reservations can be made by calling Mrs. Jones at Chestnut 0365.

Community Chest Of Alexandria Elects Directors Jan. 21

The annual meeting of the Alex- andria Community Chest will be held at 8 p.m.. January 21, at tne Virginia Electric & Power Co. audi- torium, Luther H. Dudley, Chest president, has announced.

All contributing members of the Chest are invited to the meeting, at which directors for 1946 will be elected. The meeting will be fol- lowed immediately by the flrst ses- sion of the new directors, who will elect officers.

The Nominating Comfnittee headed by Charles Henry Mason, has aubmitted a list of 22 pro- posed candidates for directors at large. Additional nominations may be submitted to the Chest office within 10 days of the Nominating Committee's report, with each nom- inations signed by 20 contributing members of the Chest.

The following nominations have been made by the committee: Harry Bendall, David C. Book, Dr Ernest F. Campbell, Mr. Dudley Joseph Everley, Benjamin Hayman Mrs. Edward Hulburt, Eppa Kane Dan Kerbel. A. Stanley King, Mr Mason, Dr. Thistle McKee, the Rev David L. Miles. Chester G. Pierce the Rev. Fred V. Poag, Mrs. Henry Rau, jr.; Mrs. Howard Richards r»nrmfln f! Ririo-nlv Tnhn R CeKofn

J. Paul Tribles, Marvin Wilson and Mrs. William Zimmerman III.

The following directors have been named by the boards of the par- ticipating agencies to represent those groups: Judge Harry P. Ken- nedy, Boys’ Club; Milton Green- land, Girls’ Club; Patrick H. But- ler, jr„ Boy Scouts; Mrs. Spencer Thompson, Girl Scouts; Mrs. Harry Councilor. Alexandria Visiting Nurse Service; Mrs. Albert Miller, Com- munity Health Center; the Rev. William Basom. Family Service; Mrs. Gerson Lublin, Campfire Girls; Mrs. Helen Day, Hopkins House; Mrs. Oscar Ryder, Salvation Army, and James Brown, Council of So- cial Agencies.

Six Will Enter Service From Prince Georges

Prince Georges County Draft Board No. 1 at Hyattsville an- nounced today that six men who passed their preinduction physical examinations have been ordered to report Tuesday for duty with the armed forces. They are: »

Melvin P. Merz, Lonnie E. Wat- ford, John H. Alder, jr.; Ralph Holmes, jr.; Raymond L. Sharps and Riley W. Gibson.

; Arlingtonians Warned State Licenses Are Due

: Notification that State licenses are due and must be obtained before A vwi J A VU a>utu pcaaiuco WOO Id”

sued today by Harry K. Green, Ar- lington commissioner of revenue.

Application forms have been mailed or delivered to business and professional people, he said. Those applying by mall should include a check payable to the county treas- urer, plus the State issuing fee of 75 cents.

Gen. Eisenhower Gets Virginia Game License Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower Army

Chief of Staff, is preparing a new

campaign. This time, however, it will be in some Virginia trout stream.

A resident hunting and fishing license was issued the general yes- terday at the Arlington County Court House, Clerk H. Bruce Green said. The chief of staff qualifies for a resident license because he is a member of the armed forces sta- tioned in Virginia.

Gen. Eisenhower soon will take over the quarters of Gen. George C. Marshall, the President’s special envoy to China, at Fort Myer. An aide said the general was merely preparing for the future and planned no immediate junket to the woods.

Meeting Maps Drive to Win D. C. Suffrage

Civic, Business and Labor Groups Plan New Organization

A drive to give Washington resi- dents the right to vote’was launched last night by representatives of civic, business and labor groups as

they met in the District Building to map plans for creation of an organi- zation devoted exclusively to this goal.

Those present voted unanimously to form such an organization and a tentative title. Central Suffrage Conference, was adopted. Slated only as a preliminary meeting, it was agreed at the session to hold a

larger meeting in approximately three weeks, to which every organi- zation in the District interested in the question of suffrage for the Dis- trict, including national representa- tion or a local vote for city officials, will be invited to send two delegates.

Last night’s meeting authorized Wilbur S. Pinch, president of the Federation of Citizens’ Associations and chairman of the session, to ap- point a Steering Committee to se- lect the time and site of the next rally and to draft the group's state- ment of principles.

Hold Time "Now Ripe." Mr. Finch appointed a commit-

| tee to promote citizen interest in

| me senate jumciary uommiuee s

I session January 28 on the Sum- ners-Capper resolution to grant the District national representation. A Senate Judiciary Subcommittee al- ready has reported favorably on the measure.

Mr. Finch told the group the time was now ripe to achieve a vote for the District. He pointed to the recent statement of President Tru- man favoring suffrage for Wash- ington and the recent Senate Ju- diciary Subcommittee action.

Questioned on what form of suf- frage the conference would sup- port, Mr. Finch replied:

“I take the position that we should support both national rep- resentation and local suffrage. Supporters of either proposal should work together in common cause to see to it that we get some kind of a vote.”

Harry S Wender, former federa- tion president, urged that differ- ences of opinion on the kind of suffrage for Washington should not interfere with the conference's ob- jective.

All-out Effort Urged. “If we ever want the vote, now

is the time to push for it,” he said “Conditions have never before been so favorable. If we miss our oppor- tunity now it may be another 5C years before we get as favorable a

i chance." Both Mr. Wender and Mr. Find

stressed that all-out effort shoulc be made in support of the nationa representation resolution now be- fore the Senate committee.

At the next meeting delegates oi the organizations attending wil have the opportunity to vote on th< statement of DrinciDles and also n»

the methods of obtaining th< group’s objectives, it was annonuced

That citizens here desire the righi to vote was stressed by Mr. Pinch who pointed to the unofficial ref- erendum held a few years ago, wher Washingtonians balloted overwhel- mingly for the right to vote.

Those Attending. Those attending last night's meet-

ing and the organizations they rep- resented were; George W. Hodg kins. Kalorama Citizens' Associa tion: Oliver T. Palmer and Rober Sherman, Washington Industria Union Council. CIO; Harry N. Stull Federation of Citizens' Associations Mrs. Robert F. Leonard and Mrs Milton Dunn, District, League o Women Voters; Woolsey W. Hal and Austin L. Pickling, District Fed eration of Civic Associations; Cor- nelia H. Hill, District Federa- tion of Women’s Clubs; Edwart J. Clarke of 4801 Connecticut ave- nue, representing himself; J. S Beattie, Junior Board of Commerci and the AMVETS; Kenneth P Armstrong, District Suffrage Asso

j ciation, and Mr. Wender, Southwes ! Citizens' Association, j •----

Operation Postponed On Virginia 'Blue' Baby

j Ey the Associated Press,

tj BALTIMORE, Jan. 3—Dr. Alfret Blalock has postponed ideflnitel;

* an operation on Thomas Wayn' 1 Fadeley, I-year-old “blue” baby o

>; Winchester, Va., because of th f ; baby 's respiratory trouble.

Fairfax Grants Salary Raises I Of 10 to 334%

All Police Personnel And Several Other Employes Affected

The Fairfax County .Board of Supervisors yesterday granted salary increases ranging from 10 to 33>/3 per cent to a number of county em-

ployes. All personnel in the Police Depart-

ment were given a straight 10 per cent increase and the minimum salary was raised from $150 to $165 per month. The increase was in ad- dition to the regular promotion pay allowed policemen below the rank of sergeant.

The salary of R. M. Loughborough, county executive secretary, was in- creased from $3,900 to $4,500 a year, and the salary of Electrical Inspector Franklin P. Sagendorf was raised from $1,800 to $2,400. Mrs. Edna Bicksler, chief clerk in the executive secretary's office, was given $2,750 a year, an increase of $350.

Appeal for Health Officer. No increases were allowed for the

county agent, home demonstration agent, zoning administrator, sani- tary engineer and the planning en-

gineer. An allowance of $300 a year for traveling expenses was given the zoning administrator.

Dr. Nelson Podolnick, county health officer, who is also an officer

,in the Public Health Service, ad- ; viseo me ooara mat ne had re-

, ceived his release from the health service. The board asked the State

I Health Department that Dr. Podol- |nick be continued here as health j officer on a temporary basis until a permanent health director can be appointed. Dr. Podolnick was sent here by the Public Health Service in 1943.

Telegrams to Dr. L. J. Roper, director of local health services of the State Health Department, pro-

j testing Dr Podolnick’s removal also were sent by the Fairfax County Lay Health Council, the Federation of Parent Teacher Association, Voters League, Federation of Citi- zens' Associations and the Fairfax County School Improvement Asso- ciation.

Demonstration Agent Quits. The telegrams stated that these

organizations had been informed that Dr. Podolnick's services had been terminated by the State Health Department "without notice or con- sultation with local authorities or local groups." The telegrams also declared that the county organiza- tions "consider his services essential to local health work and urge ex- tension of his assignment here.”

The board accepted the resigna- tion of Mrs. Harriet R. Gordon, county home demonstration agent, effective February 1. Efforts are now being made by the State Ex- tension Division to obtain a suc- cessor to Mrs. Gordon.

Capt. John F. Bethune. chairman of the Fairfax County Library, re-

qurateu uiai cunsiaerauon De given to housing the county library In the proposed addition to the county building. Capt. Bethune said the present library building is inade- quate to house a library which has expanded greatly during the last few years The proposal was taken

j under advisement.

Contract for Underpass Near School Awarded

A contract for construction of a pedestrian underpass on Shirley Memorial Highway at Dolly Madi- son Junior High School has been awarded to Guy H. Lewis & Sons of McLean, it was announced today by the Arlington County School Board. The project is estimated to

; cost $19,907. School Supt. Fletcher Kemp said

1 the underpass will enable children ■ to avoid the traffic dangers of a

grade crossing on the heavily trav- eled highway. The school has an

1 enrollment of approximately 500.

; Maryland Farmer Files For GOP Nomination By the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, Md„ Jan. 3—G ] Walter Riddleberger, Baltimore County farmer, today filed his cer- tificate for the Republican nomina- tion to the United States Senate a< the secretary of State’s office.

Mr. Riddleberger has been a cit- I izen of Maryland for 30 years, hi r states in his certificate, and e * voter in the 5th precinct of thi f 14th election district of the county : He filed by mail for primaries t<

be held June 24.

j Suitland Manor Prices Reduced $5 Monthly by Rent Director

A Sa reduction monthly in rentals at Suitland Manor, an apartment development in Prince Georges County, has been ordered by James W. Woogerd, area rent director for nearby Maryland, it was learned today.

The reduction, which became ef- fective Tuesday, affects 520 one- bedroom apartments which now rent for *49.50 and *50 a month, Mr. Woogerd said.

The action, believed the first of its kind in the Washington area, was based on lack of janitor service, lack of exterior repairs and lack of general maintenance of buildings and grounds, according to the rent control director.

Order Follows Complaints. Of the 520 apartments, approxi-

mately half are owned by Suitland Manor, Inc., of which Leo Minskoff is president. The remaining units are owned by Individual landlords who purchased them from Suitland Manor, Inc., during the last two years. William I. Moore, whose of- fice is at 1528 K street N.W., is rental manager for these apart- ments.

The order was issued after an in- vestigation of complaints by tenants concerning lack of essential services. Mr. Woogerd said the survey showed the property had “depreciated and deteriorated” to such an extent that the rental values of the various apartments had been reduced.

An inspection of several apart- ment*. by a Star reporter last Octo- ber revealed, among other things, broken windowpanes, unswept hall-

ways and a general "run-down" ap- 1

pearance. s

Mr. Woogerd also said he is study- 1

ing a petition by 400 residents com- 1

plaining of inadequate garbage and trash collection and lack of heat and hot water. i

One of the residents, Capt. Leon- ■

ard P. Wade, claimed he had been 1

forced to fire the furnace serving 1 has apartment and that his two chil- 1

dren became ill because of lack of 1

heat. Mr. Moore said 200 of the apart- 1

ments for which he is rental man- 1 ager already have been redecorated 1

and that the remainder will be fin- 1

ished soon. He also asserted that the order apparently was confined only to 111 apartments renting for $49.50 a month each, and that an additional 137 units renting for $50 a month did not seem to be af- fected.

Plans Appeal to Court. He said an appeal from the order |

is being prepared by his attorney, James Christopher, and that “if necessary, we will carry this thing to the highest court.” Officials in charge of the apartments owned by Suitland Manor, Inc., could not be reached for comment.

Mr. Woogerd said refinishing the apartments would have no effect on

his order since the reduction was

made on the basis of outside condi- tions and not on whether the units were “fixed up inside.”

He also emphasized that the re-

duction affects all apartments and no tmerely those renting for $49.50 a month.

Alexandria Men, Linked in War | And Peace, Join Police Together,

Alexandria Police Capt. Edgar Sims, left, instructs the first war veterans taken on his force. Earl Maxwell Walter. 13 West Mount Ida avenue, practices at the teletype while Edwin M.

Hanback, 308 East Del Ray avenue, looks on.—Star Staff Photo.

Two Alexandria athletes who at- tended school together, one of whom was an outstanding football player and was awarded the Knute Rockne Trophy in 1941, and the other the winner of the novice and senior Gol- den Gloves boxing title in Washing- ton in 1943, became members of the Alexandria police force New Year Day.

They are Edwin M. Hanback. 308 Del Ray avenue, winner of the foot- ball trophy, and Earl Maxwell Wal- ter, 13 West Mount Ida avenue, who won the boxing title.

Both men are 24 and are gradu- ates of George Washington High School, which Mr. Walter repre- sented in weight-lifting contests, j They enlisted in the Navy on the same day and were discharged si-

\ multaneously. Police Chief Edgar ; Sims said the men would be trained together at the State Police School.

In Borneo Invasion. They joined the Navy on August:

17, 1942, and trained at the Ana- j costia Naval Air Station, requesting; duty together when they were trans- ; ferred. They were assigned to a

gunboat, LCSL 45, and participated in. the Borneo invasion. When they were discharged on November 6, Mr.

Walter was a seaman first class and Mr. Hanback a coxswain. Both wore

the ribbons of the American and

60% of Virginia Men Back From Services Have No Job Plans

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By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va.. Jan. 3.—Report-

ing that an estimated 60 per cent of returning veterans have no immedi- ate plans for employment. Col. Joel D. Griffing, State selective service director, yesterday urged the closest possible co-operation of local gov- j emments and business organizations in developing job opportunities for, ex-servicemen.

The appeal was contained in let- ters sent to Mayors, chairmen of Boards of Supervisors, and heads of local business organizations.

A total of 147,464 Virginians has, been released from military service and on the basis of the expressed plans and wishes revealed in sample j reports from local boards, many thousands have no immediate plans for work and asked no assistance in obtaining employment.

13 Per Cent Go Back to Old Jobs. Col. Griffing pointed out that the

prime objective of the Virginia vet- erans’ assistance and postwar em-

ployment program, formulated by the Virginia State Planning Board and the selective service system at the direction of the Governor in 1944, was the employment of veter- ans in civilian work as rapidly as

"civilian activities can absorb them and as promptly as they desire to

| resume their work, trades or profes- sions.

A recent sample study of veterans’ nlane ac r*nrvrt*>H try fhpir lrtf'ol

boards, showed that 13 per cent had 1 returned to their old jobs, 19 per 1 cent sought information regarding !

educational and other benefits un- i

der the GI bill, 6 per cent sought new employment, 2 per cent were

self-employed and 60 per cent had no immediate plans and requested no assistance.

Ready to Go Back' In Spring. “The 60 per cent who asked no

assistance command our attention at once," Col. Grilling said. “They are the men to whom thought must be given in an attempt to measure our future problems by present con- ditions. They provide the basis for our belief that it would be a

serious mistake to assume that our

postwar employment problems are

solving themselves, concurrently and apace with demobilization.”

The danger, he added, is not in the natural inclination of service- men to take a rest and look around before re-entering civilian employ- ment, “but in the possibility that we might overlook its true signifi- cance and be misled into relaxing our efforts to explore and develop every possible job opportunity against the day when these men and women will be ready to resume work —probably in the early spring.”

Newspaperman Joins Veterans' Center Staff

H. Sydney Heyman, 38, of 3221 Connecticut avenue N.W., was sworn

in yesterday as an interviewer for the District Veterans’ Information Center.

Mr. Heyman, a former newspaper- man, is a veteran of overseas service and was chief clerk for the Allied Information Center at Marseilles. Prance.

Asiatic theaters, the Victory Medal ind the Philippine Liberation Medal.

There is a difference in the natrimonial status, however. The rhe blond Mr. Hanback is married while the dark-haired Mr. Walter is jingle.

Chief Sims said appointment of ;he two leaves vacant seven of the line new posts authorized by City Council. He added he had several applications, but had made no ap- pointments.

One Has Returned. Of the seven men who left the

force to enter the armed services Corpl. George Ellmore has returned having been discharged from the Seabees as a chief petty officer Army Lt. George W. Jordan will re- turn as a patrolmen on January 15 Chief Sims said.

He added he also expected Thoma.' W. Scripture and Andrew S. Bena- rick to return to the force. Bolt are now serving in the Army ir Germany. Two other former mem-

bers who resigned to enter the armec

services will not return to their jobs Chief Sims said.

Meanwhile, Col. John Arnold. wh< holds the position of chief of polio on military leave, is in the city 01

furlough, but has not stated whethe he intends to return to the polio department.

Miss Lila Tayler, 80, Dies; First Traffic Victim Here in '46

The first District fatality of 1946 was recorded last night with the death of Miss Lila Tayler, 80, of 1331 Park road N.W., whose father, Rob- ert W. Tayler. was first controller of the currency in the Lincoln and Grant administrations.

Miss Tayler died in Emergency Hospital of head injuries suffered last Saturday when struck by an automobile while crossing Four- teenth street near Irving street N.W. Police said the driver of the car was John A. Corridon, 41, of 208 O street S.W.

A retired school teacher. Miss Tayler was born in Youngstown, Ohio, and came here at an early age.

Her half brother was the late Rep- resentative Robert Tayler, Republi- can, of Ohio. At the beginning of the century he was in charge of an

investigating committee which han- dled a famous case in which a Mor- mon leader was refused a seat in the House of Representatives.

The casa was that of Brigham Henry Roberts, a Democrat. In 1898 he was elected to Congress from Utah, but by action taken January 25, 1900. the House refused him a seat on grounds he was a polyg- amist. The House adopted a resolu- tion declaring he “ought not to have or hold a seat, and the seat to which he was elected is hereby de- clared vacant.” It was filled on April 25, 1900, by Representative King, Democrat, of Utah, who, after his later election to the Senate, served as chairman of the District Committee.

Miss Tayler at one time taught in | the Madeira School, a well known | finishing school for girls.

There arc no immediate survivors. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.

jvil Service For Arlington Recommended

Federation Wants Charter Provision For City Personnel

The Arlington County Civic Fed- oration last night adopted three ad- Jitional city charter recommenda- tions, including a provision for a

iepartmcnt of personnel to estab- lish a civil service pension and re- tirement system for all city em-

ployes. Under this plan, the new de-

partment would insure that all ap- pointments and promotions of city employes would be made on merit and would provide tenure in office during satisfactory service.

A personnel board also would be appointed by the council within one year of its election, specifically charged with advising the council and city manager on matters cqn- cerning personnel administration: holding competitive examinations for all positions; publicizing such examinations; maintaining a classi- fication plan based on duties, au- thority and responsibility of city employes; provide for appropriate in-service training for all employes, and preparing a city employe pay plan.

Model Charter Advised. It was recommended further that

the Charter Commission use a model city charter, prepared by the Na- tional Municipal League, as a basis for procedure in drafting recom- mendations.

| Clement Johnston, chairman of the federation's Incorporation Com- mittee, was instructed to present

; these additional points at the next Charter Commission hearing.

The federation also adopted a motion requesting Arlington’s repre- sentatives in the General Assembly to sponsor legislation for opening and closing hours for polls on elec- jtion days. The hours favored were

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Criticizing the Arlington School Board for the “lack of positive ac- tion to get a well-planned building program under way," the federation approved a resolution recommend- ing that such a program be effected with all possible haste.

School Tests Criticized. George Hieronymus,-school com-

mittee chairman, criticized the school testing system, stating mental ability tests conductad by school principals “do not appear to be well co-ordinated or controlled on a county-w’ide basis, nor have the findings been used to make overall appraisal of the success of instruction.”

Simultaneously with the organ- ization’s censure School Supt. Fletcher Kemp announced plans to construct a new six-room elemen- tary school at Fourteenth and South Quincy streets to accommodate in-

! creased enrollment at Patrick ; Henry. Barcroft and Fairlington | Schools.

This project, he said, is part of a proposed program to erect three or four new elementary schools this year, estimated to' cost between $350,000 and $400,000. The work, he added, is contingent on the avail- ability of construction materials.

Award to Be Made. A committee was named to bring

in a nomination at the next meeting for the annual award of The Eve- ning Star Cup for the person mak- ing the best civic contribution dur- ing the last year. Other nomina- tions made will be made from the floor. The award will be made at the March session.

Those chosen include Alvin See- bode, Dr. Victor Meyes, Mrs. Ruby Simpson, Charles Cobbins and Miss Mary Burr.

Opposing what is termed "unwar- ranted deviation from the cnnntv

zoning plan” to permit construction of a $250,000 doctors’ clinic in the 2200 block of North Glebe road, the federation adopted a resolution pro- testing the County Board's rezoning action.

Introduced by Mr. Seebode, the motion was supported by S. A. Wood, who declared that encouraging "spot” rezoning in Arlington now

might bring future undesirable business building into the county.

William Tickle, Fort Myer Heights Citizens' Association, objected to the resolution on the grounds that some departures from the master zoning plan are necessary for county progress.

The Hospital and Public Health Committee, on a recommendation of the Executive Committee, was directed to inquire into the ade- quacy of present county health fa- cilities.

Wins $100 War Bond MANASSAS, Va„ Jan. 3 (Spe-

cial).—The $100 Victory Bond prize for the winner of a contest spon- sored by the Prince William Post, American Legion, has been awarded to Mrs. Paul Allison, Manassas. Mrs. V. V. Gillum was winner of the $50 bond offered as second prize and Lyle S. Rohr wen third prize, a $25 bond. The awards were anounced by Legion Comdr. M. S. Burchard.

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